Associations with experience of non-fatal opioid overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a repeated cross sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lives lost in North America due to the unregulated drug poisoning emergency are preventable and those who survive an opioid overdose may suffer long-term disability. Rates of opioid overdose more than doubled following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada.

Materials and methods

Our analytical sample was comprised of 1447 participants from the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Harm Reduction Client Survey who responded yes or no to having experienced an opioid overdose in the past 6 months. Participants were recruited from harm reduction sites from across British Columbia. We used logistic regression to explore associations of experiencing an opioid overdose.

Results

Overall, 21.8% of participants reported experiencing an opioid overdose in th

SUBMITTER: Ferguson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10717189 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature